Hezbollah rejects renewed ceasefire agreed by Israel and Lebanon

The United States announced the ceasefire agreement on Wednesday night following a fresh round of talks.

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Israel and Lebanon reach minimalist agreement that delays hopes for lasting ceasefire

After two days of talks in Washington, Israel made the halting of its operations contingent on Hezbollah's disarmament. Nonetheless, the joint statement provides for a gradual withdrawal of the Israeli army from southern Lebanon.

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Lebanese government agrees ceasefire but Israeli drone strikes continue. Plus the story of the man who launched Cuba’s first independent magazine Good morning. Israel and Lebanon have agreed to implement a ceasefire to end hostilities, the Trump administration has announced – but it comes with caveats. Not only is the deal contingent on a complete cessation of fire from the Iran-aligned Hezbollah armed group, and on the evacuation of all its fighters from the area south of the Litani River – ...

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Israel and Lebanon reach agreement, but ceasefire stalls

The U.N. peacekeeping mission for Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, said Thursday one peacekeeper was killed and others were wounded when they came under mortar fire in southeastern Lebanon.

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Iran war: Hezbollah rejects Lebanon-Israel ceasefire terms

The Iran-backed group Hezbollah said it will reject any deal allowing Israel to stay in southern Lebanon, while Israel said it won't withdraw from the area near the border. Follow DW for more.

Hezbollah rejects latest ceasefire agreement as Israeli strikes kill 4 in Lebanon

Hezbollah on Thursday rejected the latest ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Lebanese government, and the militant group demanded a complete Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon as more fighting there hampered efforts to end the Iran war. The Hezbollah announcement came as Israeli strikes killed at least four people, according to local authorities, and a UN peacekeeper was killed in the crossfire. FRANCE 24's Renée Davis reports from Beirut, Lebanon.

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Iran’s Quds Force chief Qaani demands Israel withdraw from Lebanon amid US-brokered deal

Iran’s Quds Force chief Esmail Qaani demanded Israel withdraw from Lebanon, warning that supporting Hezbollah is a duty and stressing the region’s ongoing tensions.

Hezbollah rejects ceasefire plan declared in Washington, Israel keeps up strikes

By Laila Bassam, Steven Scheer and Ahmed Elimam BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, June 4 (Reuters) – Hezbollah rejected a ceasefire plan agreed by the Lebanese and Israeli governments in U.S.-mediated talks, as Israel kept up strikes in southern Lebanon on Thursday and said it wouldn’t be withdrawing from the south. The United States announced on Wednesday that Lebanon […]

Israel's defense minister says military operations in Lebanon will continue despite ceasefire

TEL AVIV, Israel (Reuters) -- ​Israel's military will continue to carry out operations in Lebanon for the time being and will not be withdrawing from the country, Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday, despite the announcement of a new ceasefire. Israel and Lebanon on Wednesday agreed to a new ceasefire following talks mediated by the United States. Under the agreement, Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, which did not participate in the talks, is to stop all attacks on Israel and withdra

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Oil falls as Israel and Lebanon agree to conditional ceasefire

The oil market's main focus remains on the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway through which one-fifth of global crude normally passes.

Italy welcomes Israel-Lebanon truce deal, calls on Hezbollah to stop

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 4 - The Italian government on Thursday welcomed the agreement for a truce between Israel and Lebanon and called on Hezbollah to stop fighting in order to make it possible for the deal to come into force. "Italy welcomes the announcement of the renewed ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, hoping for a lasting end to hostilities through strict adherence to the commitments made, including the cessation of all military activities by Hezbollah," Premier Giorgia Meloni's office ...

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Oil falls as Lebanon and Israel agree on a ceasefire

Brent futures are down 87 cents, or 0.89%, at $96.92 a barrel

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